HRB
H&R Block, Inc.
HRB has the edge over NKE overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
HRB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
HRB's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
NKE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
NKE's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
HRB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8.3x | $50.73 | — |
| Cheap | 8.8x | $47.55 | -6.3% |
| Current | 9.4x | $50.73 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $69.30 | +37% |
| Expensive | 15x | $80.42 | +59% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HRB's PE is in its cheap range at 9.4x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.3x next year's earnings.
NKE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 18x | $37.76 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $47.70 | +26% |
| Forward | 30x | $37.76 | — |
| Fair | 33x | $68.16 | +80% |
| Expensive | 47x | $97.86 | +159% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NKE has the edge over HRB in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HRB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
HRB has the edge over NKE on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
NKE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Decline | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect NKE's profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
HRB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.12 | +14% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.39 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.66 | +29% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.54 | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.25 | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.37 | +9.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.39 | +6.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.98 | -7.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.53 | -1.1% |
HRB has the edge over NKE on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NKE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.27 | -39% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.09 | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.10 | -2.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.51 | -50% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.70 | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.95 | -44% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.16 | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.01 | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.24 | -5.3% |
NKE's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.09 over the past year, against $3.82 in late 2021.
HRB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $224.3M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +3% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4B | +5.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $198.9M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $203.6M | +5% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +4.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.3B | +4.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $179.1M | 0% |
HRB has the edge over NKE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -103% | -1.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 33% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 43% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -150% | +14 points |
| Q3 2025 | -102% | +16 points |
| Q2 2025 | 33% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 43% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -164% | -15 points |
HRB's operating margin was −103% last quarter, down 1.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NKE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.2B | -4.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $11B | -1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.3B | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4B | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.7B | +1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.3B | -9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.4B | -7.7% |
NKE's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $11.2B last quarter, down 4.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.2% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +9.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8% | -3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.9% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.5% | -3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -2.9 points |
NKE has the edge over HRB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HRB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$379.2M | -$9.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $236.5M | -2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | -$649.5M | -$52.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$370M | -$22.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $241.3M | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3B | -2.9% |
| Q4 2024 | -$597.4M | +$29.5M |
HRB has the edge over NKE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NKE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$64M | -527% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +313% |
| Q1 2026 | $284M | -83% |
| Q4 2025 | $386M | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $15M | -95% |
| Q2 2025 | $363M | -85% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $920M | -65% |
NKE usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$64M, but it generated $2.1B over the past year.
HRB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -4.5% | -5.8M shares |
| 1 year | -6.3% | -8.3M shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -23.2M shares |
| 5 years | -31% | -55M shares |
| Available history | -37% | -71M shares |
HRB has the edge over NKE on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
NKE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +3.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +5.2M shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -59.1M shares |
| 5 years | -8.4% | -135M shares |
| Available history | -6.9% | -110M shares |
NKE has 1.5B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $20M |
| Q3 2025 | $126M |
| Q2 2025 | $199M |
| Q1 2025 | $506M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B |
NKE has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
HRB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 2.2x | Moderate |
HRB's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.4 years a year ago.
NKE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
NKE has the edge over HRB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
HRB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 63.0 | Neutral |
HRB's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 63 (neutral).
NKE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.5 | Neutral |
NKE's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (neutral).
HRB PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | HRB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.4x | 18x | 48% below |
| PE % | 19 | 47 | 28 pts below |
HRB has the edge over NKE on valuation relative to its sector.
NKE PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | NKE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 18x | 0.3% above |
| PE % | 2 | 47 | 45 pts below |
NKE is trading at 18x earnings, in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
HRB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $47.6 | 6.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.6 | 8.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $40.4 | 26% above |
| 100 week MA | $47.0 | 7.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $46.5 | 9.2% above |
HRB has the edge over NKE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NKE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $36.7 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.2 | 3.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $48.0 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $58.4 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $79.2 | 52% below |
NKE has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 52% below its 200-week average.
HRB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.4 | $15.5 | -34% |
| 2021 | $15.5 | $23.5 | +52% |
| 2022 | $23.5 | $39.2 | +66% |
| 2023 | $39.2 | $48.4 | +24% |
| 2024 | $48.4 | $53.4 | +10% |
| 2025 | $53.4 | $43.8 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $43.8 | $50.7 | +16% |
HRB has the edge over NKE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NKE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $101.6 | $141.6 | +39% |
| 2021 | $141.6 | $165.7 | +17% |
| 2022 | $165.7 | $116.3 | -30% |
| 2023 | $116.3 | $108.6 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | $108.6 | $76.4 | -30% |
| 2025 | $76.4 | $60.9 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $60.9 | $37.8 | -38% |
NKE has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 38% so far in 2026.